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Vad gällde före 1921 för en gift kvinna i Sverige?
What was the rule before 1921 for a married woman in Sweden?
- ✓Hon stod under mannens förmyndarskapShe was under her husband's guardianship
- 2Hon fick inte äga kläder eller möblerShe was not allowed to own clothes or furniture
- 3Hon måste arbeta utanför hemmetShe had to work outside the home
- 4Hon fick inte lära sig att läsa och skrivaShe was not allowed to learn to read and write
Correct answer: She was under her husband's guardianship
She was thus legally a minor. In 1921 married women came of age at 21, the same year women voted in a parliamentary election for the first time.
Source: Sverige i fokus · 10. Sveriges moderna historia